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5 Ways to Start the New Year Off Right
Many people start each year off with a New Year’s resolution, but why don’t you start your year off with 5, and I promise, if you stick with even 2 or 3 throughout the entire year, your business will be up too. 1. Keep a calendar or planner with everything you need to do and…
Read MoreHow to Reflect On This Year’s Business
I wrote this blog post four years ago but I thought I should bring it out again with a little updating as well. Here are ways to look back at the end of the year and set up to do in the new year to focus on the positive and hopefully change any negatives to…
Read MorePWNA 2014
Although it was a little later in the year for the annual Power Washers of North America convention, so that it could consider with CETA in Orlando, FL, it was a good event. We again were a sponsor, an exhibitor and this year a speaker for not one but two breakout classes. This year…
Read MoreBio Barrier and the Competition
We have a great product, Bio Barrier that I have written about before. But with so many new products coming out onto the market now I wanted to explain again how Bio Barrier works and to list and compare these others as well. Just as with soaps, there will be a number of products that…
Read MoreHow To Clean Dryvit Coated Buildings
I have gotten or seen this question asked more than a few times so I wanted to post for you this information I found. Dryvit is described as a textured acrylic finish and as such is a very sensitive product. It is recommended by the manufacturer to have periodic cleanings to keep the surface in…
Read MoreDo Your Services Require Sales Tax?
Sales tax is one of the largest sources of state revenue and with state and local governments struggling to fill cash flow gaps during a down economy they are voting in increases not only on goods but on services that are to be subject to sales tax. There’s truly a hodgepodge of laws and taxing…
Read MoreLocal show a success for the UAMCC here in Atlanta
The UAMCC event that Soap Warehouse helped sponsor was greatly received and a real success. We had expected to have just under 30 attendees but with last minute additions we had 34 even with a few no shows and we did have a couple that could not stay with us the entire day. We started…
Read MorePWRA and WCRA was a great event.
We just finished the PWRA/WCRA convention in Nashville, TN August 8and 9th held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. We had a great turn out at our booth. There were over 300 attendees and 30 vendors that exhibited. We sold sample size quarts of many of our favorite exterior products and had a drawing for two…
Read MoreUAMCC NCE Cleaning Expo in Orlando
This is the season for cleaning industry trade shows. This past week Soap Warehouse was a sponsor of another of the UAMCC’s events. This one was the big National East event that was held Aug 1&2 in Orlando, Florida. Even though we could not be there we are a sponsor and we did send two…
Read MoreShould You Answer a Customer’s Question About the Competition?
I saw this come up in a Travel blog (Disney vs. Universal). Should employees of one be allowed or banned from answering a question asked about the other? And thought it could easily relate to our business as well since it comes up for us at least a couple of times a week. Now obviously…
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